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10 Ultimate Programming Jokes, by the Programmers for the Programmers

Jokes that will make you laugh your lungs out, even if you are not a programmer

Lokajit Tikayatray
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5 min readJun 30, 2021

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The everyday life of a software engineer is full of exciting events. We have to deal with both men/women (managers) and machines. Hence, it takes real guts to become a programmer.

There is no better way to express a developer’s daily life than through jokes and comics strips. Thus, I bring you some of the funniest jokes based on real-life events of programmers. Please sit back and enjoy them. I am sure you will laugh your lungs out.

Caution: If you are drinking hot beverages, please put them down safely before proceeding to read further.

0. When an idea strikes

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The programmer’s mind is always busy finding new ideas or trying to find solutions to problems. They keep thinking even while attending to nature’s call. And, when finally the idea strikes, they cannot wait to try it out.

Oh wait, the joke is not finished yet. Read till the bonus joke at the end to see how the beautiful mind plays tricks on the programmers.

1. Keep it simple

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Almost all companies want their applications and pipelines to be on the latest and greatest of technology. It does not matter whether the tools and software are required for the task at hand. Who cares about keep it simple principle anymore!

2. Time is always relative

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This is a perennial feeling among the programmers. The wait for Fridays feels never-ending. But once Friday arrives, the next two days get over at lightning speed.

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